pear blossoms fall to the end of the night

After Nanny Li left, the Prime Minister's Mansion seemed deserted. I don't know if it was because of the colder weather, or because Jingli stayed alone in the study for longer and longer. On the day of Nanny Li's funeral, the butler cried into tears. Nearly five men just cried and shouted disregarding their appearance under the paper money all over the sky, and Jing Li didn't say a word for the past two days.

"Sister? I brought you porridge." Wei Young whispered at the door of the study.

Jing Li heard the commotion outside, put away the things on the table, and called out: "Come in."

Wrapped in the cold wind, Wei Young walked into the study lightly, and when she saw Jing Li, she threw herself into his arms with a smile on her face, and rubbed her cheek against Jing Li's fur collar, with a satisfied look on her face.

A smile appeared on the corner of Jing Li's mouth, she touched Wei Young's hand, and said angrily: "Why don't you wear thicker clothes when you come here, where is Tao Liu? Didn't I open an umbrella for you?"

Wei Yang chuckled, took off the snow-stained coat casually, raised the food box in her hand and put it on the table like offering a treasure, "This is the porridge that Xiaowan just made, I brought it all the way from Xiyuan, hurry up Try to see if it's cold, you haven't eaten all day."

Jing Li pampered Wei Young's nose, then hugged her in his arms, gently stroked Wei Young's hair with his chin, "It's nice to have a lady."

"Of course, I have a wife too."

"Nonsense, I am your husband-in-law." Jing Li pretended to be angry.

Wei Young reached into Jing Li's clothes with her own cold hand, and smiled wickedly: "Why do I feel like a lady, not my husband?"

Jing Li was shocked by Wei Young's hand, "Okay, you have learned how to punish people, let's see how I deal with you."

The two played around for a while before Jing Li started to drink the porridge Wei Young brought over.

"Wei Young, there is something I would like to ask you to help." Jing Li slowly swallowed a mouthful of porridge and said.

Seeing Jing Li's serious look, Wei Young also sat upright, asking: "What's the matter?"

"Nurse Li is a person close to my mother. She has been very kind to me since she was a child. This time, she was implicated by me. I would like to ask you to go to Fahua Temple to pray for Nanny Li for three months." After Jing Li finished speaking, her eyes widened. The face is full of loneliness.

Wei Young naturally noticed Jing Li's depression in the past few days, and she hugged Jing Li with some distress, "My sister's business is my business, and this is not a help, as long as you don't dislike me for not doing well." .”

Jing Li also smiled softly, and touched Wei Young's head, "Praying for blessings is not difficult, and besides... I will ask the old lady and Xiao Wan to accompany you. The old lady goes to live in the temple for a period of time every year. Wan's illness needs to be recuperated, and I am too busy to take care of it, so this time there is someone who can be your companion."

Wei Young frowned a little, "Aren't you the only one in the house?"

"How could it be? Aren't there still so many servants? Tomorrow you start to pack your things, and I will go talk to the old lady and Xiao Wan later."

"Three months... It's been a long time, I can't see you, my husband."

Jing Li's eyes dimmed, and he held Wei Young in his arms to comfort him: "Don't worry, three months will pass soon, but life in the temple is hard, there is no meat and there are not so many snacks, I am afraid that the lady will not get used to it."

Wei Yang snorted, and raised a few fingers to swear, "Don't underestimate me, I'm not the kind of person who indulges in enjoyment, since I'm praying for Nanny Li, I will definitely control my stomach, absolutely Not hungry."

"Okay, I believe you."

After drinking the porridge, Wei Young took the food box and left, while Jing Li got up and went to Xiyuan.

"I've been busy the past few days, and I forgot to ask how your illness is going. The winter in Kyoto is colder than that in Yuzhou. How is it? Are you still getting used to it?"

Bai Xiwan's complexion improved a lot, and she seemed a little happy about Jingli's unexpected visit, "I'm fine. Although the winter in Kyoto is cold, Ah Cha didn't let me get too cold."

There was a faint smile on the corner of Jing Li's mouth, "It's the charcoal fire that didn't make you cold. I've given all the credit for it. I don't have the ability to heat up."

"But how do I feel, how much warmer have I been since Ah Ka entered my room?"

The two were joking, and Qin Zheng just finished his homework and came to greet Jing Li.

"Father."

When Jing Li saw Qin Zheng, her expression softened a little. She patted Qin Zheng's head and asked, "How is Zheng'er studying today?"

Qin Zheng stood upright in front of Jing Li and replied, "Today Master taught the Analects of Confucius."

Jing Li became a little interested, "Oh? Which sentence of the Analects did you teach?"

Qin Zheng shook his head and let Jingli carry it: "The master said: "The way is based on government, and it is punished, and the people are free from shame; ""

Still smiling, Jing Li asked, "Does Zheng'er know what this sentence means?"

Qin Zheng thought for a while and replied: "Confucius said that governing people with political means and rectifying them with punishments, the people only want to avoid crimes without a sense of shame; govern them with morality and rectify them with ethics. With them, the people will not only have a sense of shame, but will also return their hearts.”

Jing Li admired it undisguisedly, "Yes, a politician should convince people with virtue, rule people with virtue, and educate the people with virtue. The so-called benevolent is invincible."

Qin Zheng nodded thoughtfully.

A look of astonishment flashed in Bai Xiwan's eyes, and then she patted Qin Zheng's shoulder, "Okay, I have something to discuss with your adoptive father, you go back to the room first."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng cast a longing glance at Jingli, saluted and went back to his room.

Jing Li took a sip of tea and asked, "Where's your new maid?"

Huan Pei went to take care of Qin Zheng, and Fei Jing went to make medicine, so it stands to reason that Bai Xiwan would not be alone by her side.

Bai Xiwan also raised her cup, "Suddenly I'm craving Zhang Ji's Xue Rong Cake, so I sent her to buy it."

Jingli nodded, and she put the cup in her hand back on the table. She looked at Bai Xiwan and said why she came, "I've already made an agreement with Fahua Temple, you can clean it up tonight , let’s accompany Wei Young to pray for Nanny Li tomorrow.”

Jing Li's tone was very firm, without the slightest hint of discussion.

Bai Xiwan also put down the cup, the smile on her face faded, "Are you underestimating me or do you think I'm dragging you down?"

As soon as Bai Xiwan's words came out, Jing Li knew that she had sensed her purpose, and sighed, Jing Li explained what she meant, "You also know that Ouyang's family has been very restless recently, and the Chu family's It’s not a good bird either. Nanny Li has already had an accident, and I don’t want you to have any more mistakes. I have to be careful with tigers and wolves, and besides...if something happens to me, the Fahua Temple Someone will take care of you."

"I'm not going, I'm not going anywhere. If you die, I will die with you." Bai Xiwan clutched her sleeves, her eyes determined.

"Nonsense!" Jing Li slapped the table, "This is not a joke, you have seen what happened to Li Nanny, I was so helpless at the time, there were times when I couldn't do it and things I couldn't take care of, but I don't want to use reality to prove it This point. I don't allow any mistakes, do you understand? Besides, you are Zheng'er's mother, so you can't die!"

Bai Xiwan forced a smile, shook her head and said, "I know, but...how do you want me to bear to see you face the wind and rain alone, when I think that I want to live under your protection, in exchange for your danger , I have nothing to do, anyway, I won’t go.”

Bai Xi turned around tactfully, not looking at Jing Li, and not making any eye contact with her.

Seeing that Bai Xiwan was as stubborn as a couple, Jing Li saw that the two had been deadlocked for a long time, but Bai Xiwan was still very determined, so he had no choice but to give up.

After Jing Li left, two lines of tears flowed down Bai Xiwan's face, "I really wish I was her, but unfortunately I'm not her."

She is not Ye Weiyang, nor will she become Ye Weiyang.

Bai Xiwan refused to go to Fahua Temple, and Jing Li had no choice but to discuss it with Princess Fan Qing.

"What? The old lady is not here? It's all over now, where will the old lady go?"

The little maid next to Fan Qing lowered her head and replied, "I told the Prime Minister, the old lady didn't say anything."

Jing Li frowned, "Did the old lady say anything before she left?"

The little maid shook her head, "No, it's just that the old lady is a little anxious to go out."

Hearing this, Fei Hua couldn't help frowning, leaning sideways and asking in Jing Li's ear: "Master Xiang, what happened to the old lady?"

Jing Li thought for a while, then shook his head, "Probably not, mother wouldn't be so careless, since she went out by herself, she must have something to do, we'll come back later."

"Ah."

……

"Tell me, what do you want me for?" Fan Qing was still wearing a cloak, she had driven a long way to find this remote yard, and there was still unmelted snow on her hair.

There was no light in the room, and Fan Qing frowned and sat down on the chair. She couldn't see the expression of the person opposite under the shadow, but she knew that she was a little impatient at the moment. own shortcomings.

As if sensing Fan Qing's urgency, a low laugh came from inside the room, "It is rumored that my sister is strong and decisive, and compared to the old General Jing back then, she is also a woman who is not worthy of a man. In the past, the Ai family always felt that the rumors were not credible. See you today." My sister is so resolute that I believe it."

Fan Qing smiled coldly, "If the emperor's sister-in-law came to gossip with me, there is no need to choose such a broken place. The Shoukang Palace is comfortable and comfortable, and I am afraid that the emperor's sister-in-law's weak body will be damaged by freezing. Come on, your note What does the above mean?"

Empress Hui ordered someone to hold the lamp, and smiled gracefully, "Of course it means literally, sister, don't worry, we can talk slowly."